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#13 Louisville (1-0) at Syracuse (1-0) (8:00 PM ET, on ESPN2, in Syracuse, New York) FRIDAY
My pick: #13 Louisville defeats Syracuse 34-20
What to watch for: Louisville's QB play. Lamar Jackson could be a Heisman candidate at this season's end, and he started it off well with scoring 8 touchdowns vs Charlotte in week 1, but now he faces a tougher challenge in Syracuse, and although Syracuse isn't predicted to be great this season, they could still give the Cardinals some problems at home, but I think Lamar Jackson and company will be too much trouble for the Orange.
My thoughts on this matchup: It's the first ACC game for both of these teams this season, and I think it will probably be closer than maybe most may think, but I think Louisville will be too explosive in the end.
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Virginia Tech (1-0) vs #17 Tennessee (1-0) (8:00 PM ET, on ABC, in Bristol, Tennessee)
My pick: #17 Tennessee defeats Virginia Tech 34-19
What to watch for: Tennessee's offense. The Vols offense did not play well at all vs Appalachian State, and everybody who knows football knows that Tennessee has to play better vs the Hokies if they want to win this football game. I think that Tennessee will come out with a better game plan, and execute it better, and I see them ending up 2-0 at the end of the day.
My thoughts on this matchup: This game is a very interesting game because of where they are playing it at, the race track that will hold the game is Bristol Motor Speedway, and it can hold about 150,000 people in attendance, and with that it will be interesting to see how both teams (but mainly VT because this game is in TN) will react to the noise. I see the Vols coming away with the big win when it is all said and done.
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Kentucky (0-1) at Florida (1-0) (3:30 PM ET, on CBS, in Gainesville, Florida)
My pick: Florida defeats Kentucky 31-17
What to watch for: Florida's passing game. This is the first conference game for starting QB Luke Del Rio, and this could be a huge boost in his confidence, and the teams confidence if he and the team can go out and play well. I think that even though Kentucky is coming off of a bad loss to Southern Miss, they'll be giving the Gators a test, but I see Florida, behind QB Luke Del Rio playing well
enough to get a victory in the Swamp.
My thoughts on this matchup: This is the second SEC conference game of this season, and it will be interesting to see how both of these teams play this week, considering that Kentucky lost to Southern Miss last week, and Florida struggled a little bit with UMass in their 24-7 win. I see Kentucky giving Florida a fight, but I think the Gators will win in the end.
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My Sneaky Good Game Of The Week
Penn State (1-0) at Pittsburgh (1-0) (12:00 PM ET, on ESPN, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
My pick: Pitt defeats Penn State 30-27
What to watch for: Pitt's offense. Nate Peterman who was a former Vol QB now plays for Pitt, and he play well last week, but it was against an inferior opponent in Villanova. This week, however, he'll face a tougher defense when he plays Penn State, and I think with the help of RB James Conner, and talented WR's on the outside, they'll be able to pull out the victory over the Nittany Lions.
My thoughts on this matchup: These two teams have a history between each other, but haven't played since 2000, this year though, the rivalry between these two schools from the state of Pennsylvania will be renewed, and mainly because of that, I decided to add this game on here. In terms of the game, I think it'll be a close down-to-the-wire game with the Panthers winning.
Photo credit: David Hague - PittsburghSportsNow.com
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Arkansas (1-0) at #15 TCU (1-0) (7:00 PM ET, on ESPN, in Fort Worth, Texas) UPSET
My pick: Arkansas defeats #15 TCU 28-24
What to watch for: Arkansas' passing game. Last season Brandon Allen played great for the Razorbacks at QB, but he's graduated from the school, so his younger brother Austin Allen has stepped in, and in his only game so far he played pretty well, but they still almost lost to Louisiana Tech at home. So if he wants to lead his team to a win over #15 TCU, I think he, and the whole team will have to play better, and I think they will enough to pull out the victory over the 15th-ranked TCU Horned Frogs.
My thoughts on this matchup: This game is one of the best games of the weekend, and although this weekend may not look good on paper, I think we'll have some good games, and this game will be one of those games, with Arkansas winning a tight one.
Photo credit: Samantha Baker - AP
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Enjoy week 2 of college football!
Here are some other notable games this weekend:
UCF (1-0) at #5 Michigan (1-0)
Cincinnati (1-0) at Purdue (1-0)
Troy (1-0) at #2 Clemson (1-0)
Tulsa (1-0) at #4 Ohio State (1-0)
Western Kentucky (1-0) at #1 Alabama (1-0)
Iowa State (0-1) at #16 Iowa (1-0)
BYU (1-0) at Utah (1-0)
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